Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-01-27
MONTANA nEws.

Ntl = Il1H ut Deitfh-
Billings will be lighted by electricity
this week.
nissoula county mas about 2,oyo
school children.
The Northern Pacific built pol miles
OF road in 1856.
There were 100 marriages in Lewis
and Clarke county in 1856.
There are many cattle dying on
Clarkes Fork on account of the deep
snow.
WI. McAuliife's residence, in Butte.
WIS destroyed by fire on the 18th
inst
The cash transactions of the Helena
post office in 1856 amounted TO over
800 GOO.
The receipts from the Mikado per-
! formances mt Helena amounted TO
about 81 800.
/ The office Of the Bad Lands Cowboy
was DESTROYED by Ire on the 18th
| inst. Total loss.
An averaae of 5000 letters and 35
sacks of newspaper mail is handled
every day IN Montana.
Benton is short Of keronsene oil and
/ -four. Whats s'matter with tallow
candies and crackers
| The total assessed wealth OF Mon
tana i. over $50 .ooD. 900, and OF this
| $50 ,oOo. 900 j. represented by live
stock invest ments.
Jacob Goose. Dutch Jake one OF
! tie Warlner tIdahol bonanza kings
was married to Miss i.oiisa knuth. OF
| Murray. on the 18th. \ biz blow out
! followed the ceremony.
The blizzarls in Dakota have been
the cause OF all the late delays on the
Mort horn Pacific. On Monday Of last
week at .Iamest own it was 10 below
zero. with the wind blowing a gale.
While on his expedition through the
| Park, Lieut.. Schwatka was attacked
with hemorrhage of the lungs, and was
forced to returnto Mammoth springs.
Il. jay Haynes, the photographer, was
lett to complete the trip.
The freight business of Billings for
the year 1856, shows total receipts to
he 2a,1Si.l tons; total shipments,
lllS1S9 tons. Among other ship
ments were: Wool, 93l ,s66 lbs. sheep,
1880 head; cattle, 5000 head;
horses, $50 head.
q. W. Thurston and David Porter
were frozen to death during a recent
snow storm while attempting to walk
from their wood camp to Billings, a
distance of twelve miles. The body OF
I'hurston has not yet been found
MIR. Harris. who has been spendfisga
few days in Bozeman, informs us that
twenty miles southwest ot here the
ground is almost destitute of snow
and the stage company between Sales
vile aud Virginia Cay are using wagons.
The horses and cattle are fat and
doing wcll.-Courier
We understand, from gentleman
who resides at Red Bluff, that the New
York CAPITALISTS, OF whom We spoke in
last weeks issue OF the Courier, have
been success Sal IN purcha sing Mr.iIick-
mans gold mine. They have also
: bought Mr.. Bolis' gold and silver
= mine 50 the building of smelling works
at Rel Bluff Is an assured iact. They
will commence opera ions rs soon as
spring opens. Hdrrah ior Red Bluff
: -Courief
Articles OF Incorporation have been
: filed in Helena ior n new railroad
/ TO be known as the Rocky Fork II
p Clarke's Fork Railroad. The heincorpo-
ra,ors are Jas. l.. Platt, Hamilton
Brown. J. -. Hubbeli. Walter Cooper
and Samuel Word Capital stock,
= S-un. 900. The object of the company
!, is to build II railroad from or near the
, station known as Laurel. in fello9-
:. one county, up tlarse's Fork river
= on he most feasible route to the coal
: mines on Rock creek, in Gallatin
j. county
From the Engineering Negs OF Jan
+ uary Sth. Ne clip the following
: very iutere ing Information. The
"a Billings, Ciari5c's Fori, x Cooke City
railway COMPANY. has eNec;ltel = first
= mort gage to tie Formers Loan and
T. Trust company oi Sees Nork for So
eoo. .OOO. I'hs definitely surveyed line
4. oi the route la Geen approved lay lie
government aBi commence at the
+ town of Billings. and follows tine
T. Clarke, Fork river to Cooke City. IN
e tiallatin county with branch begin
!. ming n. - point on the 1iari-c's Fork
! river. thence MP Rocky Fork 10 Red
Lodge. sti-o Ia tstila'in eouDt - Ga
r"l}e
X. .Bddl-,. the terror alike oi thev-
y inr rel ->ins aud lawle>- white mei.
Z ,lurinl the days hat trina nieu'> sous.
3 .laparted iur iieieua on Monday. The
+ Montana "faaf. .ln4e.t =, 40 tguhf.
made up rom rheNela best material
hat the territory can produce, amt,